Global CI (Global Commerce & Information, Inc.)
Kafka Cloud Architect
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Global CI is an award-winning 30-year IT Services company founded on the principles of providing high-quality, value-added technology consulting services. Our vision is to create a better future by improving the lives of the people we serve through emerging technologies. Join us and together we will advance the future of technology services.
Global CI offers competitive compensation and non-salary benefits to all eligible employees.
Job Description
Key Required Skills:
Confluent Kafka, Apache Flink, Kafka Connect, Python, Java and SpringBoot.
Position Description
" Lead and organize a team of Kafka administrators and developers, assign tasks, and facilitate weekly Kafka Technical Review meetings with the team.
" Work alongside customer to determine expanded use of Kafka within the Agency.
" Strategize within Client to set up opportunities to explore new technologies to use with Kafka.
" Architect, design, code, and implement next-generation data streaming and event-based architecture / platform on Confluent Kafka.
" Define strategy for streaming data to data warehouse, and integrating event-based architect with microservice based applications.
" Establish Kafka best practices and standards for implementing the Kafka platform based on identified use cases and required integration patterns.
" Mentor existing team members by imparting expert knowledge to build a high-performing team in our event-driven architecture. Assist developers in choosing correct patterns, event modelling and ensuring data integrity.
" Provide software expertise in one or more of these areas: application integration, enterprise services, service-oriented architectures (SOA), security, business process management/business rules processing, data ingestion/data modeling.
" Triage, investigate, advise in a hands-on capacity to resolve platform issues regardless of component.
" Brief management, customer, team, or vendors using written or oral skills at appropriate technical level for audience. Share up-to-date insights on the latest Kafka-based solutions, formulate creative approaches to address business challenges, present and host workshops with senior leaders and translate technical jargons into layman's language and vice-versa.
" All other duties as assigned or directed.
(Basic Qualifications)
" Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field with 12 years of relevant experience OR Master degree with 10 years of relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be substituted/accepted in lieu of degree.
" 12+ years of experience with modern software development including systems/application analysis and design.
" 7+ years of combined experience with Kafka (Confluent Kafka and/or Apache Kafka).
" 2+ years of combined experience with designing, architecting, and deploying to AWS cloud platform.
" 1+ years of leading a technical team.
" Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance.
Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a week.
(Required Skills)
" Expert experience with Confluent Kafka with hands-on production experience, capacity planning, installation, administration / platform management, and a deep understanding of the Kafka architecture and internals.
" Expert in Kafka cluster and application security.
" Strong knowledge of Event Driven Architecture (EDA)
" Expert Experience in data pipeline, data replication and/or performance optimization.
" Kafka installation & partitioning on OpenShift or Kubernetes, topic management, HA & SLA architecture.
" Strong knowledge and application of microservice design principles and best practices: distributed systems, bounded contexts, service-to-service integration patterns, resiliency, security, networking, and/or load balancing in large mission critical infrastructure.
" Expert experience with Kafka Connect, KStreams, and KSQL, with the ability to know how to use effectively for different use cases.
" Hands-on experience with scaling Kafka infrastructure including Broker, Connect, ZooKeeper, Schema Registry, and/or Control Center.
" Hands-on experience in designing, writing, and operationalizing new Kafka Connectors.
" Solid experience with data serialization using Avro and JSON and data compression techniques.
" Experience with AWS services such as ECS, EKS, Flink, Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, and/or S3.
" Basic knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, DB2, or Oracle), SQL, and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate, and/or Spring JPA).
(Desired Skills)
" Disaster recovery strategy
" Domain Driven Design (DDD)
" AWS cloud certifications.
" Delivery (CI/CD) best practices and use of DevOps to accelerate quality releases to Production.
" PaaS using Red Hat OpenShift/Kubernetes and Docker containers.
" Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, CloudFormation / Terraform).
" Solid experience with Spring Framework (Boot, Batch, Cloud, Security, and Data).
" Solid knowledge with Java EE, Java generics, and concurrent programming.
" Solid experience with automated unit testing, TDD, BDD, and associated technologies (Junit, Mockito, Cucumber, Selenium, and Karma/Jasmine).
" Working knowledge of open-source visualization platform Grafana and open-source monitoring system Prometheus and uses with Kafka
Education
" Bachelor's Degree in with 12+ years of experience
" Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance.
Benefits Include
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and short & long-term disability insurance + health savings account Matching 401k retirement plan + IRA's and Roth IRA's Generous paid time off and paid holidays Employee recruitment/referral bonus Paid community service hours Tuition reimbursement Employee discounts
At Global Commerce & Information, Inc. we celebrate, support, and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.
Global Commerce & Information, Inc maintains a drug-free workplace. Seniority level
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Employment type Full-time Job function
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Kafka Cloud Architect
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Global CI (Global Commerce & Information, Inc.) 1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the
Kafka Cloud Architect
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Global CI (Global Commerce & Information, Inc.) Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Your Success is Our Success.
Global CI is an award-winning 30-year IT Services company founded on the principles of providing high-quality, value-added technology consulting services. Our vision is to create a better future by improving the lives of the people we serve through emerging technologies. Join us and together we will advance the future of technology services.
Global CI offers competitive compensation and non-salary benefits to all eligible employees.
Job Description
Key Required Skills:
Confluent Kafka, Apache Flink, Kafka Connect, Python, Java and SpringBoot.
Position Description
" Lead and organize a team of Kafka administrators and developers, assign tasks, and facilitate weekly Kafka Technical Review meetings with the team.
" Work alongside customer to determine expanded use of Kafka within the Agency.
" Strategize within Client to set up opportunities to explore new technologies to use with Kafka.
" Architect, design, code, and implement next-generation data streaming and event-based architecture / platform on Confluent Kafka.
" Define strategy for streaming data to data warehouse, and integrating event-based architect with microservice based applications.
" Establish Kafka best practices and standards for implementing the Kafka platform based on identified use cases and required integration patterns.
" Mentor existing team members by imparting expert knowledge to build a high-performing team in our event-driven architecture. Assist developers in choosing correct patterns, event modelling and ensuring data integrity.
" Provide software expertise in one or more of these areas: application integration, enterprise services, service-oriented architectures (SOA), security, business process management/business rules processing, data ingestion/data modeling.
" Triage, investigate, advise in a hands-on capacity to resolve platform issues regardless of component.
" Brief management, customer, team, or vendors using written or oral skills at appropriate technical level for audience. Share up-to-date insights on the latest Kafka-based solutions, formulate creative approaches to address business challenges, present and host workshops with senior leaders and translate technical jargons into layman's language and vice-versa.
" All other duties as assigned or directed.
(Basic Qualifications)
" Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field with 12 years of relevant experience OR Master degree with 10 years of relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be substituted/accepted in lieu of degree.
" 12+ years of experience with modern software development including systems/application analysis and design.
" 7+ years of combined experience with Kafka (Confluent Kafka and/or Apache Kafka).
" 2+ years of combined experience with designing, architecting, and deploying to AWS cloud platform.
" 1+ years of leading a technical team.
" Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance.
Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a week.
(Required Skills)
" Expert experience with Confluent Kafka with hands-on production experience, capacity planning, installation, administration / platform management, and a deep understanding of the Kafka architecture and internals.
" Expert in Kafka cluster and application security.
" Strong knowledge of Event Driven Architecture (EDA)
" Expert Experience in data pipeline, data replication and/or performance optimization.
" Kafka installation & partitioning on OpenShift or Kubernetes, topic management, HA & SLA architecture.
" Strong knowledge and application of microservice design principles and best practices: distributed systems, bounded contexts, service-to-service integration patterns, resiliency, security, networking, and/or load balancing in large mission critical infrastructure.
" Expert experience with Kafka Connect, KStreams, and KSQL, with the ability to know how to use effectively for different use cases.
" Hands-on experience with scaling Kafka infrastructure including Broker, Connect, ZooKeeper, Schema Registry, and/or Control Center.
" Hands-on experience in designing, writing, and operationalizing new Kafka Connectors.
" Solid experience with data serialization using Avro and JSON and data compression techniques.
" Experience with AWS services such as ECS, EKS, Flink, Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, and/or S3.
" Basic knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, DB2, or Oracle), SQL, and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate, and/or Spring JPA).
(Desired Skills)
" Disaster recovery strategy
" Domain Driven Design (DDD)
" AWS cloud certifications.
" Delivery (CI/CD) best practices and use of DevOps to accelerate quality releases to Production.
" PaaS using Red Hat OpenShift/Kubernetes and Docker containers.
" Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, CloudFormation / Terraform).
" Solid experience with Spring Framework (Boot, Batch, Cloud, Security, and Data).
" Solid knowledge with Java EE, Java generics, and concurrent programming.
" Solid experience with automated unit testing, TDD, BDD, and associated technologies (Junit, Mockito, Cucumber, Selenium, and Karma/Jasmine).
" Working knowledge of open-source visualization platform Grafana and open-source monitoring system Prometheus and uses with Kafka
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" Bachelor's Degree in with 12+ years of experience
" Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance.
Benefits Include
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and short & long-term disability insurance + health savings account Matching 401k retirement plan + IRA's and Roth IRA's Generous paid time off and paid holidays Employee recruitment/referral bonus Paid community service hours Tuition reimbursement Employee discounts
At Global Commerce & Information, Inc. we celebrate, support, and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.
Global Commerce & Information, Inc maintains a drug-free workplace. Seniority level
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Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries IT Services and IT Consulting Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Global CI (Global Commerce & Information, Inc.) by 2x Sign in to set job alerts for “Cloud Architect” roles.
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